Eh, better not say that! Just stay cool...

Started by Rogue planet October 26th, 2010 5:57 PM
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Age 29
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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people?
Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you?

I'm always very open about acting myself, even if it will make people dislike me. I'm past the stage of caring about the opinion of others, and if they don't like how I truly am, then they're not worth my time imo. There is one thing I always try hard to avoid though, and that's complaining or saying anything negative at all. Everyone always seems to react awfully whenever I complain, and people in the past have gotten very angry at me for it, so now I try to avoid complaining about anything as if it was the plague.

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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people?
Of course, you have to have some tact. I dislike it when people confuse being yourself with being completely unfit for social interaction. There are parts of you you should only expose to those you really trust and care about, and no one else.

Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you?
Only when I've met someone I'd really like to be friends with. In those cases, I might mask the bits of my personality I feel that person may not agree with. Because of this, people have told me I act completely different depending on who I'm with to the point where I've even been called a sponge. :P It's not a bad thing IMO, I have plenty of close friends with whom I can let it all hang out~

PlatinumDude

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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people?: Yes, because I feel that I may get in trouble for those.
Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you?: I act like myself because it feels more comfortable that way.

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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people? Yes. I live in the bible belt. You say the wrong thing, and half a dozen people are jumping down your throat condemning you to hell unless you repent right then and there.

Also, my parents would kill me if they knew how much I spent on my otaku lifestyle.

Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you? No, because I don't want people accepting me for someone I'm not. I want them to take me at face value. What they see is what they get.

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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people?

Yes, but only because I know the people won't find it funny, especially when it's totally inappropriate. xP

Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you?

Nope, I try to be myself whenever possible, but sometimes people don't give me the chance to.
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I am very open about my feelings.
If someone says something or they do something that I consider to be wrong, I will say something. I am not scared of confrontation, in fact, I do love a bit of confrontation at times.

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Oh, all the time. It's almost necessary. You wouldn't want to randomly start talking about your favourite TV shows during an interview, for example.
:/ It just depends when and where you gotta filter what you say.. but it doesn't mean you ever have to be dishonest. Just show some class, not crass.
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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people?
If they are likely to overreact to something, I give an action some second thought...but I really don't care what people think about me, so if I feel too suppressed by masking that part of my personality, then "To hell with tact and societal norms!"

Of course...I do have a shy shell around my personality. I do live in Hillbilly Hell, and there are certain things a guy isn't expected to do, and being shy isn't so counter to my personality anyways...because when I'm with someone I can let it all hang out with, I'm a really fun person to be with. I've even been told that!

That and being shy isn't extremely unheard of in a guy. It's actually usually mistaken as being "Strong and silent" :p

Still, once I let it all go...it does NOT go back in. You either accept it as is or suffer my displeasure, dislike or worse. I can take a joke...but too much joking gets REALLY OLD, REALLY QUICKLY!
Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you?
No. I always act as "Myself" even when being completely meek and shy. That's really my entire personality. I'm far too nice of a person for my own good sometimes. x3
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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people?
Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you?

I'm always very open about acting myself, even if it will make people dislike me. I'm past the stage of caring about the opinion of others, and if they don't like how I truly am, then they're not worth my time imo. There is one thing I always try hard to avoid though, and that's complaining or saying anything negative at all. Everyone always seems to react awfully whenever I complain, and people in the past have gotten very angry at me for it, so now I try to avoid complaining about anything as if it was the plague.
sure i filter certain habits and opinions around other people, and there's nothing wrong with it. it's only natural to care, to an extent, about how people view you...it only becomes unhealthy when you dwell on other people's thoughts. i'm not totally concerned about whether or not people like me, i'm primarily concerned about how people feel about themselves...and how i appear to others and how i strategize to filter my honesty plays into that.

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To be honest, I am awfully scared to act myself in front of others. When I have a problem, I feel the need to tell someone about it to get it out, like for instance, if someone says a horrible thing to me, I'd ignore them, and go to someone for help, for reassurance. Some people understand me, but then again, there are others out there who call me dramatic, just for getting a problem out.. they would more than likely rather I keep my problems sealed up inside to bother me rather than empty them out.. so I just tend to be happy and cheerful most of the time and avoid saying things to others that have a negative impact on me so the others don't get bothered and call me dramatic.

I mean, even typing this reply up makes me feel dramatic? Yeah. That's how bad I am toward being called dramatic. Everything I say makes me feel I am being dramatic about it now.



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I tend to be the right balance of comfortable and revealing. If I like someone, I'll hold my tongue and relax around them. If I don't, I speak my mind while still remaining just as relaxed.
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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people?
I try to avoid saying and or doing many things in front of people, it's just something I've done for quite a while, especially not trying to embarrass myself in front of everyone, I'd feel kind of awkward for being somewhat of a goof myself, I try and keep some things secretive from certain family just for their own set of reasons, though some day I can confess without having to keep my mouth quiet.
Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you?
Pretty much all the time, hence me trying to be a little more outgoing in real life, again it's just something I do to keep myself safe free of embarrassment and other circumstances.

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Yes, I will, but mainly because of my audience, not necessarily the person that I'm talking to.

Because believe me, I would so want to rip into all those Chinese kids that want to play the "I'm Asian and thus better than you" card on me. It's just that people are watching.

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Do you try to avoid doing or saying certain things in front of people?
Yeah, I try to stay on everyone's good side.
Do you try to avoid acting yourself because you think people won't like you?
Sadly, yes.

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I say whatever I want. But I ain't necessarily gonna say it if my parents or someone of the like is present. But I'm pretty boisterous and don't think before I say things, usually.
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